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Blogging is becoming big business. A growing number of people are now making a living from blogging and many thousands of businesses have realized that the direct customer contact blogging provides can be a real money spinner.
But for your blog to be successful, you've got to do your keyword research and optimize your posts. Follow the tips in our special blogging section and you'll see your audience expand.
You can find out more about how to set up a blog, and attract traffic and sales in Wordtracker's new e-book, Blogging for Business.
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How to be a successful guest blogger Posted by Ann Smarty on 28 June 2011
Guest blogging is receiving a lot of internet marketing buzz at the moment. Pro bloggers are regularly publishing new articles giving guest blogging advice. However this doesn't necessarily make the newbie's job easier as the information is scattered around the web. Worse, at least 80% of posts you read just share how great it is and why you need to try as well.
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Ann Smarty talks guest blogging (the only link building technique she uses) Posted by Ken McGaffin on 28 June 2011
Ann Smarty promoted her own SEO career using guest posting, it’s the only link building technique she uses for her SEO clients and she built a community called MyBlogGuest to help guest bloggers. Here she talks to Ken McGaffin about (have you guessed?) guest blogging.
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How a Link Building Hero uses a blog to build links, make a living and take lots of holidays Posted by Ken McGaffin on 03 September 2010
Andreas Kambanis of the London Cyclist blog didn’t start as a blogging or a cycling expert. But hard and smart work have turned his cycling blog into his main source of income. Andreas is the first subject of a new series of Link Building Heroes and Ken McGaffin, co-author of Wordtracker Masterclass: Link Building - How to build links to your website for SEO, traffic and response discovers how Andreas uses quality blog content to build links for SEO and an email list for marketing.
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13 reasons your business needs a blog Posted by Chris Garrett on 20 October 2009
A blog can increase your sales and profit. In his new Wordtracker Masterclass book, Blogging for Business, Chris Garrett gives a detailed guide on how to run a successful blog. Here, Chris lists 13 reasons why your business needs a blog.
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Blogging tips from a social media agency Posted by Rachelle Money on 15 September 2009
Peter Brady's company, Orbital Media Network, built a social media marketing consultancy on the back of its successful blogs. Brady tells Rachelle Money how he finds blogs to create online PR for his clients and then gives us his big blogging mistakes to avoid.
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5-minute SEO with SEO Blogger for Firefox Posted by Chris Garrett on 24 June 2009
Anyone who has tried search engine optimization knows how important keyword research is. Well, good news everyone; keyword research just got a whole lot quicker and easier with Wordtracker's new, free Firefox extension - SEO Blogger.
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SEO made simple with the SEO Blogger Firefox addon Posted by Rachelle Money on 24 June 2009
Calling all you bloggers! Wordtracker have launched a fantastic new tool that will see bloggers writing fully optimized posts without having to leave the page. Andy Mindel (picture left) talks to Rachelle Money about how he came up with SEO Blogger and how it will benefit the blogosphere.
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Writing kick-ass website sales copy Posted by Rachelle Money on 08 April 2009
Some people think writing sales copy for the web is exactly the same as writing for print. Many make the simple mistake of copying and pasting their print-based marketing messages onto their websites, and then scratch their heads wondering why their conversion rates are poor. Wordtracker has teamed up with Nick Usborne, a leading authority on the subject of writing for the web, in a new e-book which shows you how to make the transition from writing print sales copy to online copy and stay one step ahead of your competitors.
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How to make blogging work for your business Posted by Chris Garrett on 03 February 2009
Are you looking to grow a business? Do you want to break the demoralizing cycle of cold-call, pitch and knock-back, while attracting the custom, respect and recognition that you surely deserve?
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How to Twitter Posted by Mark Nunney on 02 February 2009
Twitter is a powerful (micro)blogging site you can use to spread your message around the globe.
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How to use a tool to build links: Introducing the keyword questions tool Posted by Ken McGaffin on 05 November 2008
Creating a useful free tool is a great way to build links. To illustrate the point, we’re releasing the free ‘Keyword Questions’ tool for the first time today. We’ll be starting with no links and we’ll update you on how our inbound links are doing. (If you like the tool please link to it).
You’ll find it at Wordtracker Keyword Questions Tool.
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iStylista combine blogging with keyword research to double sales in 4 months Posted by Rachelle Money on 03 September 2008
Blogging is not just an important way to connect with your audience, it's also a great way of including keyword rich content on your site. Online personal stylist service iStylista.com found that their sales had doubled in just a matter of months, after they had launched their blog. Wordtracker spoke to its co-founder Hayden Allen-Vercoe to find out how he did it.
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Chris Garrett Q&A Posted by Rachelle Money on 22 July 2008
Chris Garrett is a professional blogger and co-author of the recently published ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. Wordtracker's journalist Rachelle Money caught up with Garrett to pick his brains on how to crack the mini industry of blogging.
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Online Journalism: An introduction to the blog Posted by Rachelle Money on 20 May 2008
In journalism, the question of how print reconciles itself with the challenges online news has brought is a hotly debated topic. In our new blog on online journalism we will be joining the conversation and looking at what newspapers are doing to grab online readers, but first here's an introduction to what you can expect from the blog.
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